# Why does adobe acrobat take so damn long to load! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 10, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845 "2006-11-10T06:56:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jakeline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@jakeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakeline)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845/21 "2006-11-11T20:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=gotpasswords] As it is, they’re saying Version 8 is just around the corner, so get yourself current, if you can. [/QUOTE] The full version Acrobat 8 came out earlier this week, but I’m not sure when Reader 8 is coming out. I have found that for the full version, Acrobat 8 is MUCH more of a bloated hog than 7 is (but not quite as bad as Acrobat 6). I’m holding out hope that they make Reader a bit more streamlined than Professional. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845/22 "2006-11-12T02:34:01Z")
[QUOTE=Antonius Block] [Foxit Reader](http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php) is free, fast-loading, has a small footprint, and renders PDFs **much** more quickly than Adobe Acrobat Reader (this is particularly noticeable when scrolling around high-density documents such as maps). [/QUOTE] Excellent advice! I installed Foxit going on 6 months ago and it works FANTASTIC!! > **[So does Adobe suck sh\*t through a straw or is it just me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374798)** > > Why is it that ANYTIME I try to open something PDF Adobe 6.0 starts to do it (opens up, picture of sissy prancy about, Adobe trademark, etc.) but then just freezes up. Stops. Does nothing. I have to reboot. If something says PDF on it, it means I... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-adobe-acrobat-take-so-damn-long-to-load/379845.md?page=1)